mareea2

Are beans an allowable carb? Im supposed to keep my carbs under 30 and know there are a lot of carbs in beans.

No, I wasnt a self pay but if the insurance hadnt covered it I would have paid for it.

I dont think you can ever ask too many questions. I feel lucky cause in my office there is about 10 of us who have done it in the last few months. Most of us with Baptista or Cywes. I have asked them questions for months and watched their progress. I did have a hernia that was fixed.

The pre-op was a liquid diet that included sugar free jello and sugar free popsicles. This is the best decision I have ever made. Just watching these few pounds come off gives me such motivation. Good luck.

I also used Dr. Cywes. It went so smooth. The day I went to surgery I was 202lbs. I had the surgery October 1st. I am down to 194. I never expected it to go so smooth. I had no neck or shoulder pain from gas. They gave me some breathing exercises to do do to prevent it. I had no pain from the incisions at all. Even though its only been a week since the surgery I am very pleased with the results. I would have been a self pay if the insurance had denied it. My comorbidities were high blood pressure and high cholesteral. My post op is tomorrow.

I have had bad neck pain in the back of my neck. It is very stiff when I try to turn it and is very uncomfortable to sleep on. It feels like its from when they had the breathing tube in and had my head tilted back. Ive tried heat and massage but nothing has helped so far. It is the only discomfort Ive had. Has anyone else experienced this? My surgery was October 1st.

I have Aetna POS II. I am gaining the 5 lbs I need to reach the 35% BMI. I have high blood pressure which is controlled by a Water pill. I also have high cholesterol but that doesn't seem to be one of Aetnas other conditions to qualify. My primary Dr is the one that suggested the lap band and said he would write the letter of recommendation. I go next Thursday to the orientation. I have lost and gained the same 20 lbs over and over. I have been heavy my whole life. I am 5'5 and weigh 205 lbs as of this morning. I would hate to gain even the few pounds needed to get to the 35 bmi just to be told no by Aetna. Does anyone have any thoughts on my qualifying? Thanks